Special notice
Notice of Intent to Award Using Other than Full and Open Competition -Ice Control for Cold Environments (ICE)
DARPA-SN-26-117
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy. Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology).
Response deadline
August 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT
Closed 21 days ago. Posted August 11, 2026. Scheduled to archive September 10, 2026.
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Contracts Management Office (CMO), on behalf of the Biological Technologies Office (BTO), intends to enter into modifications to award Phase III to existing awards under the Ice Control for Cold Environments (ICE) program to the Michigan Technological University, University of Michigan, and Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
August 11, 2026
Special notice
Due August 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 883dd30a4b5c41dcb4cdc8718a581594
Points of contact
- Contracting officeDARPA-SN-26-117@darpa.mil
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